My research focuses mainly on Renaissance and early modern philosophies. At present I am studying the natural philosophy of the Renaissance Platonist Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499). I am especially interested in his theories of prime and corporeal matter, his view of natural change, and the purgative function that he considered natural philosophy to have on those who studied it. In the past few years I have been examining the role that the Epicurean poet Lucretius plays in Renaissance and early modern philosophies.

Presentations:

"Marsilio Ficino and Henry More Against Materialism." Renaissance Society of America, Boston, 2016.

"The Priority of Matter in Ficino's Timaeus Commentary." Renaissance Society of America, New York, NY, 2014.